It’s big, complex, mission-critical, constantly in flux, and experiencing a convergence of information technologies (IT) and operations technologies (OT). The distribution grid is the link of the electricity supply chain from the substation to the residential or commercial meter. It has different characteristics and therefore different data analytics challenges in contrast to the transmission grid issues discussed in my previous blog. But like its prominent role in the transmission grid, data analytics will be killer apps in the distribution grid.
